Sports and Social Justice Symposium (April 12, 2019)

Item Information

Title:
Sports and Social Justice Symposium (April 12, 2019)
Description:
This video shows Springfield College's fourth annual Sports and Social Justice Symposium hosted on April 12, 2019. The event was introduced by Dr. Calvin Hill, Vice President for Inclusion and Community Engagement. A keynote conversation with Dr. Mimi Murray, which was moderated by Springfield College Communications Professor Martin Dobrow, made up the major part of the event. In the keynote, Dr. Murray presented stories relate to SC alumnus Tom Waddell (class of 1959), who was an accomplished athlete, a medical doctor, an army paratrooper, the founder of the Gay Games, and a "lion" for social justice. Dr. Murray also discussed her six years as head coach of Springfield College women's gymnastics and her role as a sport psychology consultant. Following Murray’s keynote was the announcement of the 2019 student-athlete recipients of the annual Tom Waddell Leveling the Playing Field Award presented by Michelle Lee Scecina, Assistant Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Enhancement. The award winners were Jannik Haas, a member of the SC Men's Gymnastics team, and Emmalie Drake, a member of the SC Field Hockey Team. For more information on Dr. Mimi Murray, please see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/95 For biographical information on Tom Waddell, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/155.
Creator:
Murray, Mimi
Creator:
Hill, Calvin R.
Creator:
Dobrow, Marty, 1960-
Creator:
Scecina, Michelle T.
Creator:
Drake, Emmalie
Creator:
Haas, Jannik
Date:
April 12, 2019
Format:
Film/Video
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Series:
School of Health Physical Education and Recreation Records
Subjects:
Springfield College
Springfield College--Alumni and alumnae
Springfield College--Sports
Springfield College--Faculty
Springfield College--Sports--Men
Springfield College--Sports--Women
Murray, Mimi
Hill, Calvin R.
Dobrow, Marty, 1960-
Scecina, Michelle T.
Drake, Emmalie
Haas, Jannik
Waddell, Tom, 1937-1987
Springfield (Mass.)
Social justice
Sports
Video recording
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Extent:
00:54:12
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/22743
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Language:
English
Identifier:
sports and social justice symposium-reference